World is going through a drastic digital transformation with growing data consumption, and the Philippines following the same trend with great vigor. With immense consumption of data daily, we at times forget about backing-up our precious memories and data. Be it our precious memories, documents or...
Region Build as a Service To support its global customers, Oracle has been actively launching highly available cloud data centers globally that prioritize security, availability, performance, and price. This said Jae Sook Evans, Chief Information Officer at Oracle, who stressed that these data...
As more 'Kabataang Pinoys' rely on online connectivity for their daily dose of saya, mobile brand TNT has enhanced SurfSaya 30 with more data plus unlimited calls and texts to all networks. SurfSaya 30 Introduced with a new TV ad featuring Darren Espanto, KZ Tandingan, and new TNT Katropas and...
Investigations on the alleged Smartmatic data breach are still ongoing but the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), on Thursday, March 24, said that if there is indeed a violation or breach, they will prosecute those involved. (DICT) DICT Officer in Charge (OIC) Secretary...
media A single data breach costs P37.5 million for enterprises and P3.9 million for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the Philippines and the rest of Southeast Asia (SEA), according to the latest findings of global cybersecurity firm Kaspersky. Unfortunately, with new threats emerging...
Smartmatic, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) poll technology provider, should be wary of its employees and vet them carefully, senators on Sunday said. Sen. Imee Marcos, who chairs the Senate Committee on Electoral Reforms, made the call after the panel’s discovery that a Smartmatic employee...
The Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (CMD) party chaired by Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte is looking into the implications of the data breach on Smartmatic, the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) service contractor for the upcoming May 9 polls. Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte (left) speaking with...
There is no personal data breach that could affect the May 2022 polls, Smartmatic insisted amid alleged breach in its system. Comelec Chairperson Saidamen B. Pangarungan, Comm. George Erwin M. Garcia and PNP director for operation PMGen. Valeriano De Leon inspect the Comelec warehouse in Sta. Rosa,...
Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III on Thursday expressed concern about the integrity of the upcoming elections after lawmakers discovered the breach in the operations of the Commission on Elections' (Comelec)​ service contractor, Smartmatic. Sotto said it is necessary for the Senate...
After about two months of investigation and various denials from different concerned agencies, lawmakers on Thursday, March 17 confirmed that there was "indeed a security breach" in the operations of the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) service contractor, Smartmatic. Senator Imee Marcos,...
Vice President Leni Robredo’s closest rival former Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr. may be leading in election surveys, but analytics from social media showed otherwise. Vice President Leni Robredo (VPLR Media Bureau) Robredo, the lone female presidential candidate in the May 2022 elections,...
Data centers are the heart of our digital world. In recent years, there has been a spike in the number of data centers established across Asia, with the Philippines among the fastest-developing data center markets. While this is a big step towards a more secure and connected future, it also comes...
